Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-05
END OF THE FORTY-NINTH
EVERYTHING ON A RUSH AT THE
WAKE AND BURIAL.

" u
WAKE AND BURIAL.
600, sIsaDers Spend the Night in the
|%i,orias-Oonference Committees and
C,ar;caI Fingers run Races Against
,r,s,o CIocks Forced to Tell Bare
a1 Irn.ruths to Help out the SOlOns
n of Legislation.
wAspINGToN, March AIN the Sem
q o,e before dawn this morning, the de-
soiencv bill being again taken up, an
itor, an motion of Mr.. Dawes. was in
.ortod m nav to the Choctaw Indians
a. s5s 900, the amount Of the judgment OF
tho sunreme Court at the October term,
1886.
FINALLY the bill and amendment were
ronorted to the Senate. On demand OF
Mr.. Mcpherson the yeas and nays were
taken on one Of the Pacinc railroao
omendments, and 1t was agreed to by u
vsas to II nays. The yeas and nays were
o1so taken on the amendment for the
Vrorcb spoliation claims, and it was
agrepd TO by "a yeas to II nays.
~ O'Clock this morning Mr.. Plumb,
from the conference committee on tne
Ntrict of Columbia appropriation Dill,
"a raTlOrtp6 the
he moved that the Senate insist on lts
disagreement and ask further confer
ence, 1t was so ordered.
He also presented the conference re-
mort on the bill for the relief OF settlers
and nnrcbasers Of public lands In Kansas
and Nebraska. 1t was agreed to.
Mr.. Plumb also presented the confer
ence report on the post office approprla-
ton bill, the Senate recedlng from tne
afI of
south America. The report was agreed
to.
PENSION OFFICE CoPYIsTs.
Mr.. Morgan moved to insert a provision
for fifty c0pyists for the Pension once,
and made an affecting appeal on behalf OF
MANY respectable but poor women who
are seeking government employment in
WASHINGTON, but cannot get 1t under the
civil service rules. After discussion the
motion was laid on the table by vote of
81 yeas to 16nays. Finally, at :l5 O'Clock,
the bill was passed and message to That
effect was sent to the House.
Mr.. Allison presented the conference
report on the legislative, executive and
judicial bill, an agreement being reached
on all the points except as to clerks to
Senator's. He moved that the Senate in
sst, and 1t was so ordered.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
The following House bills were taken
FROM the calendar and passed: To pro-
vide for settlement of the account with
the Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad
Company; for an internal revenue tax.
House bills authorizing the construction
OtrailrOad bridges were passed as fol-
lows: Over the TOmbigbee river, at or
near Columbus, Miss: across the Ten
nsssee, at or near Gunthersville, Ala. /:
across the Sunfiower, Yazoo and Tom
bgbee rivers, in Mississippi.
The Senate then, at 6 O'Clock, on motion
f Mr.. HOar, went into secret session.
THE DOORS REoPENED.
The doors were reOpened at 10 O'Clock,
be Senate having in the meanwhile taken
two hours recess. The first business
lone was the presentation by Mir. Plumb
the conference report on the District
Columbia appropriation bill. 1t was
cad and agreed TO.
The next business was the presentation
y Mr.. Dawes Of the conference report
ln the fortifcation bill. 1t was that the
(Onferees had not been able to agree.
Discussion followed and was inter-
upted, and the conference report laid
side informally in order to let other
patters of business be rushed through.
MORE BILLS PUT THROUGH.
The following bills were passed:
Ihe House bill, with an amendment, to
Fovide for the redemption and sale of
FhoOl farm lands at Beaufort, S. G.
Inc Senate bill approprlating 100000
U The expenses of the Senate investiga-
ons ordered this session.
10 amend the act for the construction
bridges across the Cumberland and
aney Fork rivers, in Tennessee.
Inc resolution toinvestigate The execu-
We departments and inquire as to the
Oilc buildings in Washington was re-
hsidered. The latter provision was
Iuck out and the resolution adopted.
senator's Sherman and salisbury were
pointed to join like committee on the
. 70 OF the House to wait on the President
. " MORN him that the two houses mad
= npeted their business and were ready
auJOurn unless he had something
f'her to submit to them.
= COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS.
ne presiding officer announced the ap-
hlment Of Messrs. Cockrell, Harris,
lesol Arkansas, Platt and Cuilom as
committee on the investigation into
y executive departments; Messrs.
= ilu ana Cockrell as committee to at
~ tAe annual examination at the mill
academy, and Messrs. Aldrich and
A u! oa me board OF examiners at the
y y yai Academy.
he PRESIDING officer sionod ~ 11an
lpol..t
npoS. 1VoS tne enrolled District of Columbia
:. H. DURATION bill, and then it was rushed
JE tr p0 resident 81 for his signature.
=. ca nae announced that the confer
reoJ Oulhittee on the deficiency bill had
n. ny eu On on report, but as the amend
[n % we're very numerous and had not
~ nat pltuteo or numbered the committee
ho bn not YET able to present it's report.
le ITPed to be able to do so within the
'AiiuJeb.
80 GOV lutlon OF thanks to the presiding
FtisIi.or tor his ability, courtesy and i'm.
snjn,cyt was offered by MP. Harris and
\ Sn HSunlHnnously adopted.
! |ldps.sl .l was passed providing for public
'u,nEs at Jacksonville, Fla.
!. nh AZ PRESIDENT AT THE CAPITOL.
y tuis brs point of time, really ebout
tlon lin%uov.,w uv win the hands on the clock
nill baies b%ieerlng mysteriously about quar-.
NJ! nes. mere was a subsdence OF
M ~" nbn ana general lull in the senate
lPpS siS", u being understood thai rho
HeuI to ~ oi The United States was ON his
es /" .ne Capitol. One OF bis sacre.
-, s " l.. Pruden, appeared at the
a., snn,n Anu announced that the President
wy pprpr,oVed and signed certain hills
resident himself had aLa,,. ~.